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Biodiesel Production Process
The molecule of vegetable oil is formed by three esters linked to a glycerin molecule, what makes it a triglyceride. The process of transformation of the vegetable oil in biodiesel is called TRANSESTERIFICATION.
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How much does it cost to produce biodiesel?
Two companies calculated production costs of biodiesel in five great r...The Biodiesel Handbook
This work, which is already known by the community, provides important...What is Biodiesel?
Biodiesel is a renewable fuel made from vegetable oils (like sunflower...
What is Biodiesel?
Biodiesel is a renewable fuel made from vegetable oils (like sunflower oil, castor bean plant oil, soybean oil and babassu palm oil) and animal fats blended at any level with petrodiesel to be used in diesel engines. It is produced by a chemical process that removes the glycerin from the oil.
Advantages of Biodiesel
It is a renewable energy source and a great lubricant, with low explosion risk. It provides easy transport and storage capacity, environmental profit to the whole planet and does not need any adaptation to be used in trucks, tractors or machines.Cracking - Biodiesel
Thermal cracking or pyrolysis is the process that causes the break of the molecules by heating at high temperatures, that is, by the heating of the substance in the absence of air or oxygen in temperatures superior to 450°C, forming a mixture of chemical compounds with properties very similar to those of petrodiesel.
Specifications of biodiesel
Given the importance of the biodiesel and of the future regulation for its use in the country, the establishment of quality standards for biodiesel is a primordial factor for a complete adoption.
History of biodiesel
History
In 1859 petroleum was discovered in Pennsylvania. It was used mainly for production of kerosene oil for lighting.
Biodiesel Glycerin
The surpluses of glycerin derived from biodiesel can take to great price cuts, eliminating part of the production of glycerin from other sources.Necessary measures for the family agriculture
The tireless work executed by soy producers in Brazil in the last decades, in spite of the mistakes and successes, of rains and droughts and of the high and low prices, brought technology, productivity, organization and production in scale that allows to meet increasing raw matter demand for biodiesel in the internal market.The Biodiesel Handbook
This work, which is already known by the community, provides important information on the state-of-the-art of the production and use of biodiesel in the world and supplies valuable contributions on some of the more critic points of this industry that, as we know, is in evolution in Brazil.Future of bioenergy
In Europe, never was so much talk about global warming as now. Still, never was so much talk about alternative energies, above all biofuels, as now. In the occasion of the event, the temperature in Stockholm oscillated between -2 and 0°C.How much does it cost to produce biodiesel?
Two companies calculated production costs of biodiesel in five great regions of the Country and analyzed the comparative advantages of States and of six vegetable raw materials.